December 1, 2013

Lowenfield/Kelly
Catherine-Clare Lowenfield and Brian Kelly will marry on New Year’s Eve at HopePointe Church in The Woodlands, Texas. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Clark and Tricia Lowenfield of The Woodlands, Texas. She…

Once upon a pie, Peggy Jean’s Pies was the go-to dessert destination in Columbia. From peanut butter delicacies to savory fruit creations, the restaurant and its homemade pies received national recognition in a variety of media outlets,…

Add a festive touch to everyday hearty dishes this winter with a surprisingly approachable Cabernet Sauvignon from the house of de Rothschild.
Cadet d’Oc, Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s young brand of French varietals, brings a…

Andrew Hall had admired Anneke Jeffries for a while before he actually met her.
“I would see her out, and even though we didn’t speak, I knew I was extremely attracted to her,” he says.
When the two of them did meet at a mutual…

With back-to-back holiday parties coming up, find inspiration for the season in local apparel shops. A classic velvet jacket, sharp white shirt and festive tie for the man of the house, and a sparkly party skirt with fun accessories…

Chicago has long been the American big city with a heart of soul. It boasts a legendary gospel scene that spawned Curtis Mayfield and the Staple Singers. It’s also the home of Chess Records, a still-active free jazz scene that stretches…

Finance can be a tricky concept. From acquisition indigestion to zombie titles, there are some words and phrases that may sound out of place in a financial setting. Others you might often hear repeatedly when speaking with financial pros…

I shook my head. How can this happen?
Our crew had spent a delightful morning at Powder Valley Nature Conservation Area, filming displays of fauna and flora, all tucked into steep hills and valleys within a chip shot of the crossroads of…

Longtime Glenn’s Café manager Steve Cupp can barely go to the grocery store without facing questions from former customers.
“I can’t go to the store now without getting stopped by two or three people who want to know all about Glenn’s…

Sugar hasn’t cornered the market on sweetness. For this recipe, we are substituting honey for most of the sugar.
Honey is sweeter than sugar, so you need less in the finished dish for a balanced amount of sweetness. Sugar loses most of…

With a flip of a switch, a room transforms. For most spaces, there isn’t a better way to illuminate a room’s décor than an opulent, statement light fixture. It can add a touch of luminous luxury to a dreary space while serving as a…

In the culinary world, not many items surpass the awe-inspiring grandeur that is the turducken. For those unfamiliar, turducken is a whole chicken inside a whole duck inside a turkey with stuffing and sausage — a pseudo Frankenstein…

Produced by Chelsea Land
It’s the holiday season, and you’re driving through a neighborhood only to be blinded by a home with lights on every surface, fixtures crammed in the lawn and multiple automated or inflatable caricatures.…

For the past 18 years, Columbia residents have rung in the New Year with First Night Columbia as part of First Night USA — a national New Year’s community celebration organization. In an effort to be a more independent New Year’s Eve…